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Despite what Neil says, Fireball XL-5 is surprisingly good science fiction TV fare – despite the puppets and being just a bit shy of its 50th anniversary. (I was quite surprised upon re-watching a couple of years ago to find out that they paid attention to things like physics.)

Anderson has actually given us as many, if not more, SF tv shows than Roddenberry – Supercar, Torchy the Battery Boy, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL-5, Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Stingray, Space: 1999 & UFO, Space Police, as well as several feature length films such as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun/Doppleganger.

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In light of my abortive attempt at reading The Gone Away World I started thinking back at other books that I gave up on before finishing. I can't remember any book in the recent past, other than what sparked this post, that I quit on. For the most, if I read a book I'm not keen on, I can still Continue Reading →

Michaele Jordan‘s novel, Blade Light, is a charming traditional fantasy that was serialized in Jim Baen’s Universe and is now available as an ebook at Amazon or at iBooks. Her newest novel, Mirror Maze, is available now. A Gallifreyan Mea Culpa I am sure you have all heard about pride, and where it goeth. And, alas, I am very proud Continue Reading →

This is just a friendly reminder that the cast of Battlestar Galactica will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight. They will be presenting the nightly Top 10 list. See original post.

Madhouse is a shared world horror anthology with stories by 8 Bram Stoker AWard winning/nominated authors and 12 other established horror writers. Bram Stoker novelist Benjamin Kane Ethridge and Horror Writers Association administrator Brad Hodson co-edited the anthology and wrote the framing stories. Artwork is by Aeron Alfrey. Madhouse is published by Dark Regions Press. DESCRIPTION Each story in Continue Reading →

The table of contents for the upcoming anthology Pandemonium: The Lowest Heaven edited by Edited by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin has been posted. But first, here's the book description: The Lowest Heaven is new anthology of contemporary science fiction published in partnership with the Royal Observatory Greenwich to coincide with Visions of the Universe, a major exhibition of Continue Reading →